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At three years old, Quinn is feisty, mischievous and fiercely independent. Her dayhome provider is quick to say Quinn is destined to become a lawyer. With such a big spirit, you wouldn’t know she was born with “half a heart.” Quinn has a congenital heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome – her left ventricle…
As a nurse practitioner at the Alberta Children’s Hospital and Rotary Flame House, Allison knows that family centred care is at the heart of the hospital. She never fully knew how important it is to a family though, until she experienced it firsthand last year, when her daughter Eliana needed critical care specialists to save…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It was supposed to be Laura’s first day alone with 12-day-old Nash. Her fiancé Devon had returned to work and her mother-in-law had gone home, and she was looking forward to a day of cuddles and bonding time with her new little love. When he was fussy…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Sadie Walker wants other people to know that there is so much life on the other side of treatment for an eating disorder. Sadie’s mental health plummeted during the pandemic, she was isolated, constantly working out, and her family noticed a big change in her eating habits….
On an otherwise normal day last February, Lincoln’s Opa picked him up from the school bus stop at the end of the family’s long acreage driveway to give him a lift to the house. Tragically, his Opa suffered a heart attack behind the wheel and the car crashed into a tree. It was an absolutely…
Last year, Kylee started noticing some unusual movements in her baby daughter, Emalyn – her head would pull left, she would hold her left arm tightly to her chest, her eyes would track left, she’d blink rapidly and her leg would move as if she were pedalling a bicycle. Kylee sensed something potentially serious was going…
Amreet and Ranjodh were excited to begin their new chapter as parents – they couldn’t have expected the rollercoaster ride ahead. Amreet was 28 weeks pregnant when issues began to crop – scans were showing their little baby wasn’t growing, there were concerns about kidney function. Other complications would arise until finally Rumi needed…
By Brianna McPherson Global News Posted February 5, 2025 5:05 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size In November Cooper’s dad was doing some yard work and had a fire in their backyard. Cooper was running around and playing, and as toddlers do, took a stumble, and burned his hand…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size When Zaidee became confused and had trouble breathing, Rhea rushed her to the nearest hospital. When she mentioned Zaidee seeing bright lights and hearing voices, the medical team recognized the urgency and transferred her to the Alberta Children’s Hospital. That marked the beginning of a seven-week hospital…
